The Neurobiology of Suicide

The Neurobiology of Suicide

The neurobiology of suicidal behaviour constitutes a serious problem both in psychiatry and general medical practice. It still remains to a large degree unclear. The aim of this paper to summarize the available data on the post-mortem studies.

• Title: Review - The neurobiology of suicide - A Review of post-mortem studies
• Authors: Karolina Furczyk, Barbora Schutová, Tanja M Michel, Johannes Thome and Andreas Büttner
• Date: 2013
• Source: Journal of Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 1:2  doi:10.1186/2049-9256-1-2 © 2013 Furczyk et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 

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The neurobiology of suicide

The SIQ during Acute Suicidal Crisis

The SIQ during Acute Suicidal Crisis

Suicide is the second to third leading cause of death in adolescents aged 15 to 24 years. Risk-assessment for suicidal youths remains to be a difficult clinical task. Suicidal-Ideation-Questionnaire (SIQ).

• Title: Research - Pilot study: feasibility of using the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) during acute suicidal crisis
• Authors: Isabel Boege, Nicole Corpus, Renate Schepker and Joerg M Fegert
• Date: 2014
• Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2014, 8:28  doi:10.1186/1753-2000-8-28

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